Product ID:SODIUM ACETATE ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:05/28/1996
FSC:6750
NIIN:00-715-0744
MSDS Number: BQGPF

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SODIUM ACETATE (ANHYDROUS SODIUM ACETATE;ACETIC ACID,SODIUM

CAS: 127-09-3

RTECS: AJ4300010

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL,RAT:3530MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE EYE/SKIN IRRIT.MAY CAUSE
RESP/DIGESTIVE TRACT IRRIT.EYE:MILD IRRIT.SKIN:IRRIT.INGEST:IRRIT
OF DIGESTIVE TRACT.INHAL:NOT AVAILABLE.CHRONIC:PROL/REP SKIN
CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRIT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:NOT LISTED BY
ACGIH,IARC,NIOSH,NTP,OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE/SKIN IRRIT, RESP/DIGESTIVE TRACTS IRRIT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET ORGANS:NONE.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS,LIFTING
EYELIDS.GET MED AID.SKIN:GET MED AID.FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP/WATER
FOR @LEAST 15MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMIN CLOTH/SHOES.INGEST:IF
CONSC/ALERT GIVE 2-4CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH IF UNCONSC.GET MED AID.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.NOT
BREATH GIVE ART RESP;DIFF BREATH GIVE OXY.GET MED AID IF
COUGH/OTHER SYMPTOMS APPEAR.

Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:607C
Lower Limits:N/AVAI
Upper Limits:N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media:SM FIRE:USE WATERSPRAY,DRY CHEM,CARBON DIOXIDE,CHEM
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA IN PRESSU-DEMAND
MSHA/NIOSH(APPROV/EQUIVLT),FULL PROT GEAR.WEAR APPROP PROT
CLOTH/SCBA TO PREVENT CONTACT W/EYE/SKIN & W/THERM DECOMPO PROD
RESPECTIVL
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST @SUFFICIENT CONCEN CAN FORM EXPLO
MIXTURES W/AIR.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTE EQPMT.VACUUM/SWEEP
UP MATL & PLACE INTO SUITABLE DISPOSAL CONTAINER.AVOID GENERATING
DUSTY CONDITIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CAUTION!HYGROSCOPIC.USE W/ADEQUATE
VENTI.STORE IN COOL DRY WELL-VENTI AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:CHEM READILY BIODEGRADABLE,NOT LIKELY TO
BIOCONCENTRATE.CHEM HAS HIGH BIOLOGICAL OXY DEMAND,IS EXPECTED TO
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT OXY DEPLETION IN AQUATIC SYSTES.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR PURIFYING DUST/MIST
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GOOD VENTI SHOLD BE SUFFICIENT TO CONTROL AIRBORNE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAF GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT SKIN EXPO.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HDNLG.REMOVE CONTAMIN
CLOTH/WASH BEF REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:7.5-9.2 OF 5% SOLN.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:615F,324C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/AVAI
Vapor Pres:N/AVAI
Vapor Density:N/AVAI
Spec Gravity:N/AVAI
pH:SUPPLE
Viscosity:N/AVAI
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/AVAI
Solubility in Water:1190G/L @20C
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, WHITE POWDER, ODORLESS TO SLIGHTLY ACETIC
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.EXPLO MIXTURE MAY BE FORMED W/FLUORINE OR
POTASSIUM NITRITE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CAUTION! HYGROSCOPIC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, TOXIC
FUMES OF SODIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPO OF IN MANNER CONSISTANT WITH LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.NOT RCRA/SARA CHEM.NOT LISTED AS MATL
BANNED FORM LAND DISPOSAL ACCORDINT TO RCRA.

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